Description

This session will provide an opportunity for you to hear the latest research findings in WOC nursing. Research-based abstracts are selected by a rigorous, two-step peer review process. Clinical investigators will present their findings in a moderated session.

Registered Nurses Perception of Pressure Injury Risk Compared to the Electronic Pressure Injury Braden Scale Risk Assessment Score
Learner Outcome:
At the conclusion of this presentation, the audience/learner will describe how factors such as perception and subjective assessment of risk for pressure injury in addition to the Braden Scale Risk Assessment Score can be incorporated into nursing practice.

Medical Device-Related Pressure Injuries in Pediatrics: Results of the Braden QD Study
Learner Outcome:
Describe medical device-related pressure injuries (MDRPI) identified in the Braden QD study in the pediatric acute care setting including: 

• Medical devices in use
• Medical device-related pressure injury prevention strategies
• Devices associated with MDRPI
• Characteristics of MDRPI (stage, location)

Speaker(s):

• Judith Stellar, MSN, CRNP, PPCNP-BC, CWOCN, Wound, Ostomy, Continence Nurse Practitioner, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
• Catherine M. Fisher, BSN, RN, CWOCN, Registered Nurse, Glens Falls Hospital